Question 1

Zapstreet is a stock broking firm. Its employees use a private network within the organization to communicate with each other regarding stock prices and trading accounts. Zapstreet's network is an example of a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

A) Ethernet 
B) intranet 
C) cloud 
D) server

Question 2

Identify a characteristic of in-house hosting.

Accepted Answer

A) speedy development 
B) superior adaptability to fluctuating demand 
C) control of data location 
D) possibly the best disaster preparedness

Question 3

Which of the following factors makes cloud-based hosting advantageous today?

Accepted Answer

A) expensive processors 
B) expensive data storage 
C) advent of virtualization 
D) advent of private IP addressing

Question 4

When a person connects to the Internet, he or she is actually connecting to an Internet service provider.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Vivian wants to book a suite at Baron & Olufsen, a luxury hotel chain in Europe, for her brief stay in Austria. When she visits the Web page, the address bar reads http://www.baron-olufsen.com/. This information is the ________ of the Web page.

Accepted Answer

A) URL 
B) IP address 
C) protocol 
D) email ID

Question 6

Compared to in-house hosting, cloud-based hosting ________.

Accepted Answer

A) provides better visibility of security and disaster preparedness capabilities 
B) minimizes the risk of investing in technology that will soon become obsolete 
C) provides greater control over the location of data 
D) requires a significant amount of capital

Question 7

The cloud is defined as the elastic leasing of pooled computer resources over the Internet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

An organization that provides software as a service provides only operating systems and application programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Amazon S3 is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) CDN 
B) PaaS 
C) IaaS 
D) VPN

Question 10

smtp is the protocol used between browsers and Web servers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is an IP address? Describe the advantages of private and public IP addresses.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Wired LAN connections use a protocol standard called Ethernet to communicate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A computer network is a collection of computers that communicate with one another over transmission lines or wirelessly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A computer ________ is a collection of computers that communicate with one another over transmission lines or wirelessly.

Accepted Answer

A) database 
B) application 
C) network 
D) server

Question 15

Which of the following is a function of an Internet service provider?

Accepted Answer

A) It transmits data over short distances, replacing cables. 
B) It serves as a user's gateway to the Internet. 
C) It describes how messages must be processed for wired transmission. 
D) It connects computers within a LAN.

Question 16

Which of the following is defined as the elastic leasing of pooled computer resources over the Internet?

Accepted Answer

A) broadband 
B) wiki 
C) the cloud 
D) Bluetooth

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true about IEEE 802.3?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the protocol for wireless LAN connections. 
B) It is the protocol for Bluetooth. 
C) It is the protocol for wired LAN connections. 
D) It is the universal standard protocol for all WAN connections.

Question 18

Carol uses a high speed internet connection at home. Her connection is supported by the television line, but it does not interfere with the television signal. Carol uses a(n)________ connection.

Accepted Answer

A) DSL 
B) dial-up 
C) cable 
D) ADSL

Question 19

A(n)________ uses the Internet to create the appearance of private, secure connections.

Accepted Answer

A) VPN 
B) ISP 
C) URL 
D) DSL

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of SaaS?

Accepted Answer

A) iCloud 
B) Microsoft Windows Azure 
C) Oracle On Demand 
D) Amazon S3

Exam 6: The Cloud

Zapstreet is a stock broking firm. Its employees use a private network within the organization to communicate with each other regarding stock prices and trading accounts. Zapstreet's network is an example of a(n) ________.

Identify a characteristic of in-house hosting.

Which of the following factors makes cloud-based hosting advantageous today?

When a person connects to the Internet, he or she is actually connecting to an Internet service provider.

Vivian wants to book a suite at Baron & Olufsen, a luxury hotel chain in Europe, for her brief stay in Austria. When she visits the Web page, the address bar reads http://www.baron-olufsen.com/. This information is the ________ of the Web page.

Compared to in-house hosting, cloud-based hosting ________.

The cloud is defined as the elastic leasing of pooled computer resources over the Internet.

An organization that provides software as a service provides only operating systems and application programs.

Amazon S3 is an example of ________.

smtp is the protocol used between browsers and Web servers.

What is an IP address? Describe the advantages of private and public IP addresses.

Wired LAN connections use a protocol standard called Ethernet to communicate.

A computer network is a collection of computers that communicate with one another over transmission lines or wirelessly.

A computer ________ is a collection of computers that communicate with one another over transmission lines or wirelessly.

Which of the following is a function of an Internet service provider?

Which of the following is defined as the elastic leasing of pooled computer resources over the Internet?

Which of the following statements is true about IEEE 802.3?

Carol uses a high speed internet connection at home. Her connection is supported by the television line, but it does not interfere with the television signal. Carol uses a(n) ________ connection.

A(n) ________ uses the Internet to create the appearance of private, secure connections.

Which of the following is an example of SaaS?